Just a bit of a heads up really
Bought a full set of Hel brake hoses off their ebay shop and if you buy any accessory you get 25% off the whole order
Ended up with stainless bleed nipples all around and some extra clips because I've read the hoses can slip through the standard fittings
Yet to fit them but was in case anyone was looking at getting some anyway
Braided brake hoses
- BladeRunner919
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Re: Braided brake hoses
Nice tip! What was the total cost of that lot?
- Acousticplayer
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Re: Braided brake hoses
You did well,I just paid £120 just for the hoses.
A job worth doing is worth doing well.
Re: Braided brake hoses
Take some pics when you install the clips please, the hoses do fall through the standard fittings as the hex head is too small, I put some repair washers on mine to stop this happening.Mor61e wrote:Ended up with stainless bleed nipples all around and some extra clips because I've read the hoses can slip through the standard fittings
P.S. OT. Just learnt that if you highlight a small amount of text in a post and press quote, it only quotes that text
- Acousticplayer
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- Location: Leicester
Re: Braided brake hoses
Just noticed the copper crush washers.Presume these are for the calliper ends.Do you need these in place.I took advice from H.E.L.and there was no mention of fitting crush washers.
A job worth doing is worth doing well.
Re: Braided brake hoses
I found the hose fitting tool long to use crush washers, they just sat spinning around sandwiched between the hose fitting and caliper.Acousticplayer wrote:Just noticed the copper crush washers.Presume these are for the calliper ends.Do you need these in place.I took advice from H.E.L.and there was no mention of fitting crush washers.
- Acousticplayer
- Joined: Tue 17 Nov, 2009 12:51
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Re: Braided brake hoses
I found just the opposite.The hose fitting fits snugly against the calliper body and I thought it likely if a washer was fitted the primary seal would not work.
A job worth doing is worth doing well.